Women’s Trek Hybrid, bought new in 2006, has two side baskets
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Day: April 24, 2007
Trying to understand the Mayor’s decision
I’m still trying to get my head around today’s news that Mayor Potter’s latest budget proposal does not include funding for the Bicycle Master Plan Update process.
PSU students compete with the Vike Trike
How’s this for a senior class project?
Jake Furniss is just a blur on the Vike Trike II (shown without fairing), which he helped build for a Senior Design Project at Portland State.
File Photo: 4/23/07
File Photo: 4/23/07
Stolen DiamondBack Grind
all black diamond back grind 20″ bicycle. black wheel pegs front and back. single speed freewheel with balck front and rear brakes.
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Mayor says no to the Bicycle Master Plan
Mayor Tom Potter has proposed
a not-so-bike-friendly budget.
File photo: 10/19/06
a not-so-bike-friendly budget.
File photo: 10/19/06
Last year, Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams received $50,000 to fund the first stages of Portland’s Bicycle Master Plan Update process. But this year, Adams’ office was surprised to see that the Mayor has decided to not continue funding this project.
In his latest proposed budget (released on 4/16) Mayor Potter chose to not set aside the $100,000 that Adams requested in order to continue the work on the Bicycle Master Plan Update.
The request was part of $400,000 in bicycle-related funding that was folded into Adams’ Safe Streets Initiative.
Stolen Scott Contess
Ladies Mountain Bike with Brake lever with cable tie fix.
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Bike-powered film installation coming to PDX Fest
There will be a provocative, bike-themed video installation at the upcoming PDX Film Fest. Filmmaker and artist Vanessa Renwick of the Oregon Department of Kick Ass, says people will be offered a new way to appreciate her classic film, The Yodeling Lesson.
If you haven’t seen The Yodeling Lesson. Here’s a recap:
Accompanied by a soundtrack of bagpipes and yodeling, the 4+ minute film depicts a woman (Moe Bowstern) riding (mostly no-handed) up the N. Mississippi St. hill on a dreary and cold morning. When she gets to the top, she takes off all her clothes and proceeds to careen down the hill, riding the whole thing completely nude and with no hands.
Vulnerable Roadway User bill passes committee
Rep. MacPherson,
Chair of the House
Judiciary Committee.
Photo: State of OR
Chair of the House
Judiciary Committee.
Photo: State of OR
The House Judiciary Committee voted 5-4 (along party lines) in favor the Vulnerable Roadway Users bill (H.B. 3314) this morning. The bill was passed with some significant amendments.
The amendments change the base infraction from a Class A misdemeanor to a traffic violation payable by a $237 fine. In addition to this fine, if a vehicle operator is careless and hits a vulnerable roadway user they would then choose between a $12,500 fine and one-year license suspension, or pay $250 and complete a driver improvement course.
Police, citizens testify on Vulnerable Roadway Users bill
“What we are very interested in is moving the violator into a driver improvement program, which would include training, completion of community service, and a physical test for competency.”
–BTA Board Member Doug Parrow, testifying in Salem yesterday.
A bill backed by the BTA and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) that seeks to increase the penalty for any vehicle (including bicycles) that injures or kills a “vulnerable user” of the roadway got its first hearing in Salem yesterday.
I wasn’t at the hearing but I’ve spoken with Lawyer Ray Thomas and BTA lobbyist Scott Bricker, and I’ve also listened to the audio recording.
The bill was heard by the House Judiciary Committee and did not make it to a vote due to time constraints and some last minute wrangling with various amendments.
PDOT shares summary of Existing Conditions
The first order of business for PDOT’s wide-ranging effort to update the Bicycle Master Plan, was to complete an Existing Conditions Report.
Armed with GIS analysis, public feedback, and field assessments, the report, “explores the locations, barriers, and opportunities for bicycling in the city.” At this time, it’s still undergoing internal writing and review, but city bike coordinator Roger Geller just released a three-page Executive Summary.